Swimming-glove



S. J. NIEMANN.

SWIMMING GLOVE.

APPhlC-ATION FILED 050.11,

Patented July 12, 1921.

ATTORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

SKJ'OLD J.'NIEMAN1 T, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SWIMMING-GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 12, 1921.

Application fi1ed December 11, 1920. Serial No. 429,971

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SKJ LD J. NIEMANN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in'the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota have invented new and useful Improvements in Swimming-Gloves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to swimming gloves and an object of the invention is to provide gloves constructed of any suitable material which will provide a relatively great area for contact engagement with the water to assist a swimmer in propelling himself through the water and enabling him to obtain more force in his swimming strokes.

Another object of the invention is to provide swimming gloves which lace upon the hands of the wearer and have a substantially crescent shaped pocket on the palm of the glove which opens out and receives water therein on the propelling stroke of the swimmer and further increases the propellin power of the stroke.

6ther objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description and accompanying drawings wherein;

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved swimming glove.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section through the palm of the glove taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section through the palm of the glove illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the draw ing the improved swimming glove comprises a main body 1 split up the back, as shown at 2 and provided with eyelets 3 adapted to receive the lace 4: of ordinary construction to firmly lace the glove on the wearers hand so as to allow firm engagement of the glove with the wearers hand without unnecessary and irritating binding action of the glove.

The body 1 is provided with the usual finger sockets 5, and has webs 6 extending between the finger sockets forming a webbed glove, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the finger sockets 5 are preferably formed of one piece of material bent about to provide the necessary finger receiving shaft and having its overlapping edges 7 stitched or otherwise suitably connected and as also shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the edges of the webs 6 are positioned between the overlapping edges 7 of the finger sockets 5 stitched thereto by the stitching which connects these overlapping edges providing secure interlocking connection between the finger sockets and webs 6. If the glove is made of rubber or analogous material it'is to be understood that the overlapping edges 7 of the webs 6 maybe vulcanized for securely connecting them and it is to be further understood that any approved means of connecting theseedges in the manner specified may be employed without departing from the spirit of this invention, and depending upon the kind of material from which the glove is made. Attached to the palm of the glove is a substantially crescent shaped pocket 8 and the convex edge 9 of which is rigidly and securely attached to the palm of the glove while the concave edge 10 is free from engagement with the glove and preferably has its edge portion flattened back upon itself, as shown at 11 to reinforce the edge portion to facilitate the holding open of the lower concave edge of the pocket to permit the pocket receiving water upon a propelling stroke of the swimmer where the glove forms an abutment of water against which the power of the swimmers stroke impinges and consequently increases the propelling power of the stroke. The pocket 8 is constructed so that it will close when the hand is lying flat and the fingers separate but will open when the fingers are slightly bent as in making a propelling stroke. However, if it is desired, means may be employed for maintaining the pocket open so as to insure receiving of a body of water therein and in Fig. fl: of the drawings such means is illustrated which comprises V shaped springs 20, two of which springs are indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings so as to show their relative positions in the pocket. These springs 20 are of suflicient tension to maintain the pocket open to receive water but are weak enough to allow the pocket to close when a receding movement of the different relations and therefore, I do not desire to be limited-in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a swimming glove, a body having a wrist portion, finger stalls thereon, webs between the finger stalls, said finger stalls I having overlapping edges, the edgesof said Webs being inserted between and attached'to" the overlapping edges of the finger stalls,

and a substantially crescent-shapedpocket: forming, member attachedtqthe; palm of v said glove With its concave portion vopened out toward; the Wrist portion of the glo veh 2.;In' ar swimmin glove,,a split body, a

lace for lacing the ody upon the Wearers hand, and a substantially crescent shaped m 7 pocket forming. member attached to the palm of the glove and opening out toward the lacing of the glove. r

3. In a swimming glove a body comprisinga palm and a wristportion, and a pocket forming member on the palm of the glove 1 openingout toward the Wrist portion.

lQIn a swimming glove a body comprisj ing'a palni'and a Wrist portion, and aypocket forming,member on the palm of the glove opening out toward the wrist portion, and

open in, I the 'Inovcment of; the glove, in}; a predetermined direction.

'yieldable means for maintaining said pocket-5'; 30

, In testimony whereof -I afiixmy;signature.

- SKJOLDJ; NIB-MANN. 

